Chester Boy With Autism Wins Wine Label Contest
By Cassandra Shofar
Joe Rataiczak has loved
coloring, drawing and painting
since he was 3.
And while the 12-year-old
Chester Township resident
might not fully comprehend
contests, winning this year’s

Grand River Cellars’ wine label
contest drew a smile across his
face.
The annual event, put on by
Grand River Cellars and
Northeast Ohio Autism Group,
supports the local autism
community, which Joe is a part
of.

“I think children with autism
and all disabilities are capable
of doing amazing things if
people would see them for their
capabilities and not their
disabilities,” said Joe’s mom,
Kim. “Autism should not define
who they are as person. Having
a child with autism can be
emotionally and mentally
draining and challenging at
times, but I see it as a gift. My
son has taught me a lot — most
of all patience.”
Joe, along with an 9-year-old
boy named John from Madison
Township, both won the contest,
placing their respective artwork
on the labels of two specific
wines for the rest of the year
along with information about
each of them on the back label.
“He wins $10 0 and his
drawing will be on Grand River
Cellars ‘Austin Red’ wine label,”
Kim said. “I have a very
supportive family and they
would do anything for Joe. His
sisters are very protective of
him and think the world of him.
My extended family are all very
excited as well, about him

Chester Meeting Visitors Behave,
Austin Accuses Trustees
By Ann Wishart
With more than 40 residents
attending Thursday’s Chester
Township Trustees meeting, a
fair
amount
of
crowd
participation might have been
expected in this often
outspoken township.
However, it wasn't the
audience that dragged out the
meeting to nearly three hours, it
was the debate and questions
over permanent appropriations
by Fiscal Officer Karen Austin
and trustees.
But Chairman Mike Joyce,
true to his word, kept audience
contribution to a minimum,
recognizing a handful of
speakers during the Public
Comments/Questions section of
the
agenda
after
the
department reports.
When residents asked to
speak during the lengthy debate
over permanent appropriations,
he responded simply, “No.
Thanks.”
After the first two hours, the
crowd thinned and as the third
hour approached, only a
handful of residents remained.
Joyce announced last week
in the Chesterland News that, to
avoid rambling and repetition
by those attending the meeting,
he would limit speakers to three
minutes.
He also revised the agenda
and added at the top of each of
six pages: “This meeting is a

meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Chester Township
held in public for the purpose of
conducting township business
and is not considered a public
community meeting. There is
time for public participation
during the meeting as indicated
in the agenda item 'Public
Comments/Questions.’”
The chairman’s determination to begin clearing the
backlog of more than 30 sets of
minutes started modestly as he
presented one set dated June 16,
2011.
Joyce noted he was the only
trustee at the meeting in
question because Trustee Judy
Caputo was absent and former
Trustee Clay Lawrence is no
longer on the board.
However, the state auditor
told him to go ahead with the
motion and just attach a note to
the minutes explaining the
problem.
Austin asked when the
trustees received the minutes
and Caputo said maybe in
November or December.
Austin said they should let
the auditor know the board
didn't receive them recently, but
awhile ago.
Joyce moved to approve the
minutes while Caputo and
Trustee Ken Radtke Jr. both
abstained and the motion failed.
He directed the action to be
recorded with the note as
described.

Joyce

The discussion about
permanent appropriations
revolved around certified
estimated resources and a
$270,000 bond for Sperry Road.
Austin said she would need
to research the matter more
thoroughly because she didn't
have the paperwork with her.
The
matter
of
the
permanent appropriations,
which must be submitted by the
end of March, took about an
hour to discuss and no
resolution was reached.
Radtke said he would sit
down with Austin after the
meeting to discuss the issues.
Caputo had numerous
questions for Austin and few
answers were forthcoming.
“I have spent countless
hours on this and I recommend
it stays the same and the new
fiscal officer makes it a
priority,” Caputo said.
In the end, trustees agreed
to submit the permanent
See Accused • page 2

winning and are coming to the
wine tasting, even my sister who
lives in Virginia will be
attending.”
Joe, who attends the STARS
Autism Program in Middlefield,
loves to draw or paint letters,
numbers and the colors of the
rainbow, Kim said.
“Joe loves Disney movies, so
he is constantly drawing the
Disney/Pixar logo and the
movie names that go along with
it,” she said. “He is a very visual
person, so he interprets things
literally and is pretty good at
looking at something once and
recreating it on paper.”
She added, “He recent
created a melted crayon piece
of art on canvas. I think he was

having more fun with the glue
gun.”
Kim said Joe doesn’t really
understand contests, but she
thought his recent drawing,
which resembles a stained glass
window that he saw in church,
was something different from
what he’d created in the past.
“The contest ended in
December, so I actually forgot
about it, thinking he didn’t win,”
she said. “When they called, I
was so excited and happy for
him. I showed him the copy of
his artwork and told him he
won. He smiled.
“He probably would have
been more excited if there were
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Repaving of County Line
Road in Russell Cancelled
By Ann Wishart
At least three miles of
County Line Road will not be
repaved because Hunting Valley
Village reportedly cannot afford
to pay for its half.
Road Superintendent Gene
Layne recommended last
Wednesday that Russell
Township Trustees put the funds
they had earmarked for
repaving County Line back into
the road budget.
The road runs for about
three miles along the east edge
of Hunting Valley Village, which
is largely in Cuyahoga County.
Layne said he understands
the village council has decided
not to proceed with the project,
which was first discussed three
or four years ago.
“That road really needs
(repaving),” Layne said.
Trustee Jim Mueller asked
what was causing the hold up
and Layne said he was told the
village doesn’t have the money
to pay for its half of the project
and doesn’t anticipate having it
for the next two years.
Hunting Valley Village
Service
Director
San
Cunningham said when village
council spoke to Russell three
or four years ago, they said they
would prefer to make repairs to
County Line, then chip and seal
the entire width, but Russell
wanted to go with a full-surface
repaving.
“We don’t have it on our
radar this year,” Cunningham
said. “Financially, we’re not in
any position this year to do
anything.”
Layne said the village road
department will likely patch the
road in the meantime.
Mueller added the road has
been in poor condition for
several years.

Mueller

“What really put the road
over the edge was when they
(the village) put a water line
down there. I didn’t think it was
a particularly good job,” he said.
Concrete was used on the
project and it heaved in the
winter, Layne said, adding the
village has since replaced the
concrete with asphalt.
Other township roads will
be paved this year.
Trustees voted to have the
Geauga County Engineer’s
Office prepare bid packages for
repaving of Coy Lane, Hunting
Lane in Scarsdale Estates,
Surrey Downs Drive, and
Braeburn,
Sunrise
and
Wildflower lanes in the Eagle
Ridge subdivision, Fiscal
Officer Geraldine Heck said.
The
county
engineer
estimated the projects will cost
about $900,000, she said.
Bids from three contractors
were open for 800 tons of hot
mix and 20 0 tons of hot mix
binder.
Layne recommended trustees accept the bid for hot mix
from Allied Corporation at a
cost of $52.20 per ton for a total
of $41,760 and the bid for hot
mix binder from Kokosing for
$58.50 per ton for a total of
$11,700.
See Repaving • page 5

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Fish Bars Benefit Geauga County Communities
White House Chocolates in
Burton once again is offering its
chocolate fish bars as a donation
to any church physically located in
Geauga County.
The bar has the Christian fish
molded into it with “Jesus” printed
within the fish.
White House Chocolates had
the mold specially made for this
donation project, which it began
three years ago.
The finished bar weighs almost
three pounds and measures 8-by16 inches.
Churches can choose between
milk and dark chocolate.

To obtain a bar for your church
simply call ahead and place an
order and White House Chocolates will have it ready for pick-up.
Although the economy has improved somewhat, many still come
to the church for help.
Ken and Debbie Butler of
White House Chocolates are hoping that more churches will ask for
this bar to raise monies to help
those in need within the community.
To order a bar, call White
House Chocolates at 440-834-3133
or email dbutler@whitehousechocolates.com.

Ken and Debbie Butler, of White House Chocolates in Burton, display one of the fish bars they will donate to any
Geauga County church that wants one, so long as it is used to benefit the community. To place an order, churches
should call 440-834-3133 or email Debbie Butler at dbutler@whitehousechocolates.com.

Wine Label
from page 1
cake and balloons,” Kim joked.
A portion of the proceeds
from the sales of those two
wines are donated to Northeast
Ohio Autism Group, which
provides financial assistance to
local schools, programs and
services that care for children
and adults with autism,
according to the contest
guidelines.
Joe will be honored at an
event on April 26 at Gavi’s
Restaurant in Willoughby
where his label art will be
displayed along with samples of
wines from around the world.
All
proceeds
benefit
NEOAG as well, the event flier
said.

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$

Each bar is packaged in a
beautiful gold box with purple ribbon. The lid is clear so that the rich
chocolate bar is fully visible.
White House Chocolates
makes the bars available year
round and can be used by
churches for any good works. They
are especially good for fundraising
projects.
Some local churches have received multiple bars while some
have never requested a bar.
Again, these bars are a donation to the churches, no charge and
no obligation other than to use
them to benefit the community.

“I think that contests like
these are a great platform for
children with autism, who often
don’t have a voice to showcase
their talents, “ Kim said. “One
thing we’ve made a point of in
our family, is to make sure that
people know that children with
autism are not autistic, they just
have autism. Their autism is just
one
of
their
many
characteristics, just like
everyone else has certain
characteristics about them.”
She added, “A good friend

told me that with all their
behavior issues and episodes,
you have to just laugh
sometimes. She’s right, but
usually the laughing comes
after.”
Tickets for the April event
— which are $50 per person and
include all tastings, heavy hors
d’oeuvres, live music by
Superfly and various auctions
— are for sale online at
www.neoag.org. Space is
limited.

Accused

advised it or did it themselves,”
Austin said. “If I didn't change
that computer and my assistant
didn't change that computer,
who in this township went in
and changed that computer? I
have to believe there was a
trustees' directive to put two
users on the computer.”
She said when she asked her
assistant, Mary Lou Florentine,
who had made changes,
Florentine told her to talk to
Joyce or Caputo.
“I need an answer so we can
get back into compliance,”
Austin said, adding her
computer wouldn't allow her to
do her work. “I could not print
and I could not back up.”
Joyce said he gave no such
directive.
“We have no answer,” he
said.
Austin then said Caputo
must have done it.
“As far as the UAN system
goes, I did not change
anything,” Caputo said.
Joyce called for the next
order of business.

from page 1
appropriations as they stand
and have the incoming fiscal
officer, Michael Stark, amend
them as necessary.
Austin also said the
computer in her office that she
uses to keep the financial
records for the township had
apparently been altered
recently without her knowledge.
“Somehow, between the last
time I used the computer and
today, someone changed it and
made two users on the
computer,” she said. “We are in
violation of our agreement with
UAN (Unified Accounting
Network). We can't have it set
up that way.
She added, “I'd like to know
from the board who was in and
made two users on that
computer.”
All three trustees denied
having changed the computer
or directed anyone to do so.
“I have to believe a trustee

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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Chester Resident Raises Issue
of Flooding With Trustees
By Ann Wishart
Torrential rains in mid-March
caused flooding and property
damage in Chester Township and
brought Liz Wetrz to the
trustees’ meeting last Thursday.
Wertz, who lives at 13020
Marilyn Road, wanted to know
when trustees will address the
issue of flooding in her neighborhood.
Her home sets on an acre at
the intersection of Marilyn and
Dorothy roads in Chester Estates and she said the recent
rains caused as much as three
feet of water to flood some areas
near her home.
“There’s a safety factor
there,” she said, adding she took
pictures of the flooding and
thinks the drainage of her area is
insufficient.
“You’re not going to fit all
that water into a 12-inch pipe. It
has to go somewhere,” she said.
Trustee Mike Joyce said this
is not a new subject, adding previous boards of trustees faced
the same problem and found no
solutions to help the low-lying
sections of the township.
“We can’t raise a neighborhood if it’s the lowest in the
area,” he said.
Trustee Judy Caputo said she
wanted to see Wertz’s photos.
“There is work underway. It’s
a top priority,” Caputo said.
Joyce added trustees are
seeking advice from the Geauga
County Engineer’s Office on
how to handle the problem because it is a much bigger challenge than the township can
handle alone.
He recommended Wertz stay
in touch with Caputo on the matter.
Earlier in the meeting, Road
Superintendent Rob Pealer
spoke of the most recent deluge
and the issues he’s working on.
“There are some serious
flooding problems,” said Pealer,
who has been on the job less
than a year.
The police department called
him out when the downpour resulted in flooding, he said.
Parts of Marilyn Drive, Cedar
and Caves roads had up to three
feet of water over them and Winchester Bridge was also under
water.
“We had a mess,” Pealer said,
adding he has three or four pages
of notes from residents about
their flooding problems.
“Water’s a nasty, nasty animal. You can’t predict it and you
can’t control it,” he said.
Residents temporarily repaired a retention basin on Marilyn Drive by wiring the grate
back together when the welds
broke, he said.
“That helped us out. That’s
what you do when your house is
in danger,” he said, adding that a
new grate is being made for the
basin.
Some of the problems he has
listed include berm erosion,
flooded garages, washed out
driveways and damaged property.
Since the flooding, the road
department has been working to
make sure everyone can get in
and out of driveways, Pealer said.
He has also documented road

damage in order of how hazardous it is to the public and has
been assessing other property
damage.
Joyce asked if he had directed
residents to report personal
property damage to the county
and Pealer said he hadn’t been
aware of that practice.
“No one was in dire, dire danger from the washouts,” he said.
Pealer said he and Amy
Brennan from the Chagrin River
Watershed Partners recently
took a tour of the check dams at
the downstream side of the
bridges to investigate the erosion
problems in those locations.
Over the years, the riverbed
has sunk five to 10 feet at several
abutments, he said, adding there
may be grants available to help
improve those areas.
In other road business, Pealer
listed the streets due for repaving
in the township’s 17-year cycle.
A rough estimate of cost for
the work is $800,000, he said.
There is only about $400,000

“Water’s a nasty,
nasty animal. You
can’t predict it and
you can’t control it.”
–Road Superintendent
Rob Pealer
available in the road fund for
resurfacing, he said, adding he is
studying other methods of extending the life of some of the
roads such as microsurfacing and
slurry surfacing.
Pealer said roads on the tentative list for attention are, in
order of the 17-year schedule:
Hill Drive, Summers Road,
Lyman Drive, Norton Drive and
County Line Road from Mulberry Road to the Lake County
line.
Norton Drive doesn’t appear
to need resurfacing at this time,
but it is on the list because it has
been more than 17 years since it
was last paved, he said.

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March 30: Free
Community Dinner
5 - 7 p.m.
Mayfield Church is hosting a
free dinner from 5-7 p.m. at the
church, 7747 Mayfield Road.
There will be chili, including a
vegetarian version, cornbread,
coleslaw and dessert. All are welcome.

March 31: Triple Tap Set
3 - 6 p.m.
Triple Tap, Western Reserve
Land Conservancy’s annual celebration of spring, at Patterson
Fruit Farm, 8765 Mulberry Road,
Chesterland.
Join us as we tap sugar maple
trees, tap our taste buds and tap
our feet to the music of Brent
Kirby.
The Pattersons will be serving
up hot pancakes with their delicious maple syrup.
WRLC will provide hot dogs,
fixings and non-alcoholic beverages; attendees should bring a
potluck dish to share. Event is
BYOB for adult beverages.
RSVP to Kim Bihler at kbihler@wrlandconservancy.org.
Dress for the weather.

March 31: “Fun-Raiser”
for Healing Fund
6 - 10 p.m.
The Pond Ice Rink in Auburn
Township is hosting a fundraiser
to benefit the Chardon Healing
Fund. Enjoy an evening of ice
skating, dodgeball, broomball
and music.
Admission is $6 and skate
rental is free.
One hundred percent of admission proceeds will go toward
the Chardon Healing Fund.
The rink is located at 9999 E.
Washington St. Call 440-5433884 for information.

April 4: United Way
Annual Meeting
11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The 2011-2012 annual meeting
for United Way Services of
Geauga County will be held at Sisters of Notre Dame, 13000 Auburn
Road, Munson Township.
The event starts with networking from 11:15-11:45 a.m.,
followed by a luncheon from
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Call Kathleen Munch, 440285-2261 ext. 223, for more information
or
sponsorship
opportunities.

April 6: Fish Fry
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Chardon Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Friday Night Fish Fry
March 30 and April 6.
The Eagles Club is at 317
Water St. Call 440-286-992 for
more information.

April 13: Wine Country
Progressive Dinner
6:30 - 10:30 p.m.
The evening begins at Grand
River Cellars with appetizers,
soup or salad. Proceed to
Debonne Vineyards for a wonderful meal. Afterwards, move
up the road to South River Vineyards for dessert. Reservations
required; seating is limited.
This is a prepaid, non-refundable ticket event.
Grand River Cellars Winery
and Restaurant, call 440-2989838 for more information.

The Chesterland Chamber of
Commerce is hosting a wine tasting at Colonial Wine and Beverage, 8339 Mayfield Road,
Chesterland.
Enjoy a variety of hors d’oeuvres while sampling various
wines provided by host and Sommelier Bob Eppich, owner of
Colonial Wine and Beverage.
Space is limited, so reserve a
spot today. Call Wendy at the
chamber office, 440-729-7297, before 2 p.m. April 13.
Cost to chamber members is
$20 per person and $25 for nonchamber members.

April 20: ‘Ladies Night
Out’ Fundraiser
6:30 p.m.
West Geauga Girl Scout Unit
773, which represents 26 troops
in the area, including Chester
and Russell townships, will hold
its ninth annual Ladies Night
Out to raise money for its scholarship fund.
Nine years ago the unit established a fund to offer scholarships to graduating senior Girl

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Scouts who have earned the
Gold Award.
This fundraiser will be held at
Fowler’s Mill Golf Course, 13095
Rockhaven Road.
Tickets are $30 for dinner and
dessert.
50/50 and Chinese raffle tickets will be sold for $1 each or 24
for $20.
Call Jackie Dottore at 216906-9408 for information.

April 21: WGHS Football
& Wrestling Raffle
West Geauga High School
football and wrestling team families will be hosting their annual
Football and Wrestling Reverse
Raffle at the E.O.U.V. Party Center, 8636 Pekin Road.
Contribution of either a completed theme basket or any items
or service that could be added to
create a theme basket appreciated. Any donation will be recognized in a printed program
available the day of the event.
Any check donation should
be made payable to: West
Geauga Wolverine Gridiron
Club.
Contributions can be mailed
to West Geauga Fundraiser, c/o
Laurie Corbo, 12222 Norton
Drive, Chesterland, OH 44026.
Questions or to arrange a
pickup of a donation, call Laurie
Corbo, 216-401-0688, or Christine Polin, 440-338-1058.

April 26-29: Geauga
County Maple Festival
The Geauga County Maple
Festival, the oldest maple festival
in the United States, celebrates
the production of pure maple
syrup in Geauga County and
Northeast Ohio. Festival dates
are April 26-29.
Enjoy four days of fun, food
and “everything maple.”
Events include arts & crafts,
bathtub races, concessions, continuous grandstand entertainment,
golden
old-timer’s
luncheon, historical display, invitational lumberjack competition,
pancakes in the park, two grand
parades.
Call 440-286-3007 for information and hours, or visit
www.maplefestival.com.

April 27: Champagne
Guest Party
8 - 10:30 p.m.
The Fred Astaire Dance Studio is hosting a champagne guest
party at its studio in Bainbridge
Township. This event is open to
the public, but please RSVP.
Everyone that comes will receive a free 20-minute private
lesson (new students only, 18
years old and up).
Call 440-543-1559 for more
information.

April 28: KoC Poor Man’s
Reverse Raffle
6 - 10 p.m.
The Knights of Columbus
will be holding a “Poor Man’s
Reverse Raffle” at St. Helen’s
Gym, 12060 Kinsman Road,
Newbury Township.
Top prize is $1,500. Live
music by Matt Frank. Tickets are
$20. Call Bill Molnar at 440-2855026 or Ed Rowan at 440-3385836.

2012 Summer Camp &
Activity Program
Geauga County Job and
Family Services is once again coordinating the summer camp and
activity program, which provides
low-income children with an opportunity to enjoy a summer
camp experience or summer activity.
The program is funded solely
through donations and matched
more than 140 children to a
meaningful summer program or
activity in 2011.
Foster children in the
agency’s custody receive first priority. Some of them, because of
special needs, must go to camps
that are quite costly.
In addition, children who live
with their family and are receiving social services and children
whose families are struggling financially are also considered.
Along with resident and day
camps, children can also experience activities such as dance
camps, little league baseball,
football and basketball camps,
YMCA camps, music lessons,
soccer, cheerleading and karate
camps.
Monetary donations to the
summer camp program also assist families with fees to participate in after school activities.
Limited funds and failed
school levies have forced many
schools to institute a “pay to participate” policy. These fees range
anywhere from $100 per year up
to $425 per sport. For many families who struggle every day to
make ends meets, this is an expense that they simply cannot afford.
To learn more about the program, call Sara Shininger at 440285-9141.
People wishing to donate to
the summer camp program
should make their check payable
to “Special Services.” Include
“Summer Camp” in the memo
portion of the check. Checks can
be mailed to Geauga County Job
and Family Services, P.O. Box
309, Chardon, OH 44024.

$25 Cats
Swing into spring with a new
feline friend! Right now at Rescue Village, cats one year and up
are just $25. It’s been a long winter, and the cats are ready to
enjoy the warm, sunny weather
in a new home. Kitten season is
quickly approaching and we
need to make room to save more
lives, so help us adopt out these
perfectly happy and healthy
adults. Hurry in, promotion ends
March 31. For more information,
call 440-338-4819 ext. 10. Rescue
Village is at 15463 Chillicothe
Road, Russell Township.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

CHESTERLAND NEWS

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Chester Township
Trustees Update
By Trustee Judy Caputo
The Board of Trustees held
its regular trustee meeting on
Thursday, March 22.
The board was excited to see
new residents in attendance
along with a large number of
high school seniors who have to
attend local government meetings to meet their criteria for
completing their government
classes.
This was the first board meeting where Chairman Mike Joyce
implemented his new agenda
format for the trustees meetings.
Mike had spent numerous hours
researching other community’s
formats and talking to various
county and state officials.
As a fellow trustee, I would
like to thank Mike for his diligent work and I believe this format will be successful for future
meetings.

Department Head
Reports
Fire Chief John Wargelin
gave a report on a project he currently is working on called
CERT, or Citizens Emergency
Response Team.
There are more than 70
CERT teams in the State of
Ohio organized and trained to
assist the community safety
forces during catastrophic emergencies like tornados.
Munson and Russell townships already have CERT teams
in place for their communities.
There is research being gathered for possibly combining
forces into one large CERT team
to cover all three communities.
The chief will update trustees as
more information becomes available.
Trustees also approved Lt.
Andy Nagy to attend Bowling
Green University State Fire
School May 6-11 for a Fire Inspector Certification. Lt. Nagy
has been with our fire department for more than 15 years.

Repaving
from page 1
Both were the low bids.
In other action, trustees
approved purchase of a police
vehicle to replace the 20 06
Crown Victoria, which has
128,000 miles on the odometer,
Russell Township Police Chief
Tim Carroll said.
Liberty Ford in Solon
offered to give the township a
trade-in value of $3,600, he said.
Trustees voted to buy a Ford
Taurus with all-wheel drive and
Ecoboost for $28,966 minus the
trade in.
Carroll said the Ecoboost
will give the vehicle additional
horsepower, adding the light
bar and computer were not
included in the cost.
Mueller said the township
did not buy a new police vehicle
last year and suggested Carroll
might want to replace the next
oldest vehicle in the fleet, which
has 125,000 on it.
But the chief said he was
planning to take care of that
next year.

Police Chief Mark Purchase
presented updated information
on a traffic study concerning the
intersection of Sperry and Mayfield roads. This evaluation included not only the Chester
Police Department, but input
from the Geauga County Engineer’s Office along with the
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).
There is information being
gathered on whether the intersection warrants a traffic light.
In order for the installation of
a light it must be based on the
flow of traffic and cannot be
based on accidents. Over the
next few months a series of small
changes will occur to make the
traveling vehicles more aware of
the intersection.
The state has notified us the
speed limit on the newly paved
section of Sperry Road has been
set at 45 mph. While we would
have preferred it to be 35 mph,
the state has the final word.
Speed limit signs will be installed shortly and police will
monitor enforcement of the
speed limit.
Chief Purchase also informed
everyone the drunken driving
presentation to the schools will
be held April 24. This is an annual event to show the students
what can actually happen while
driving intoxicated.
The police department has
also set the dates for the annual
Safety Township Classes as June
11- 15 and July 9- 13. Look for
more information on these
classes in the near future.
Road Superintendent Rob
Pealer informed trustees of the
rain damage over the past few
weeks and, while we have been
fortunate this past winter on the
snowfall, we have been able to
save on salt costs.
The township continues to
have several flooding areas in the
township that we are going to address in the near future. The road
superintendent along with several other agencies have been re-

Trustees also voted to
double the price of making
copies for the public from five
cents to 10 cents per sheet.
Resident Charlie Butters of
River Glen said the cost of
paper hasn’t gone up since the
1990s and the trustees should
do a cost analysis to determine
if increasing the price is
justified.
Mueller said the staff
checked with six other
townships in the county and
discovered they were all
charging ten cents per page for
copies, however, Butters said
that method might not hold up
in court and trustees should
check with the Geauga County
Prosecutor’s Office on the
matter.

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viewing and examining all of the
bridges and dams in the township to assess damage and problem areas.
The township has set a bid
opening date of April 5 at 7:05
p.m. for the furnishing and delivery of various types and quantities of slag, limestone, cinders, ice
grit, dust control and asphalt.
The board also approved the
hiring of two part-time seasonal
employees beginning April 2 to
perform ground maintenance
and other related duties.

Other Township Business
Trustees approved the normal financial items like payroll
and accounts payable.
There was much discussion at
a special working meeting earlier
in the week where the board met
with the department heads to
discuss their departmental permanent appropriations in preparation for the Thursday night
meeting.
Trustees had to table the motion for the approval of the 2012
permanent appropriations until

the financial questions could be
answered.
According to the Ohio Revised Code, the permanent appropriations must be approved
by the board and submitted to
the Geauga County Auditor’s
Office by the end of this month.
Trustees will have to set a
special meeting prior to the end
of the month to approve the
2012 final appropriations.
The next regular Chester
Township Board of Trustees
meeting is 7 p.m. April 5 at the
town hall.

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Colin Ecker performed in The University of Findlay’s Jazz Ensemble
Sunday.

Corie Cappelucci, daughter
of Charles and Kathy Cappelucci, of Chesterland, was
named on the dean’s list for fall
semester at Wittenberg University.
Colin Ecker, a 2008 graduate
of West Geauga High School,
son of Susan and Eric Ecker, performed in The University of
Findlay’s Jazz Ensemble spring
concert March 25 in the Winebrenner Theological Seminary
TLB Auditorium.
Colin is a grad pharmacy
major and is active in symphonic
band, wind ensemble and marching band.

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Jessica Herman, a freshman pre-veterinary medicine
major, will perform with The
University of Findlay’s concertchorale at 3 p.m. April 1 at Findlay High School in the R.L.
Heminger Auditorium. The
group will present “Kismet: A
Musical Arabian Night." Jessica,
a 2011 graduate of West Geauga
High School, is the daughter
of Carolyn and William Herman
of Chester Township.
Kristin Preyss, a senior majoring in communication and
public advocacy, made the dean’s
list for the winter quarter in the
Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Kristin,
a 2008 graduate of West Geauga
High School, is the daughter of
Gail and Erick Preyss of Chester
Township.

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The Kiwanis club would like
to thank the people of the West
Geauga community for their
outstanding effort put into making this year's pancake breakfast
successful. Remember, all profits
are donated back to the community.
It is the people and businesses of our community who
generously give of their time that
make our project what it is today.
People came from miles
around... from the North, South,
East and West, but mostly from
the West Geauga community.
We will be back again in 2013
to serve you for the 60th year.
Thanks again.
The West Geauga Kiwanis
Club meets every Tuesday
evening at 7 p.m. at the Baptist

Church on Chillicothe Road.
Anyone interested in membership can call Ken Mantey at 440729-2869.
Visit www.wgkiwanis.org for
more information.

Thank You
On behalf of the Barrier
Breaker Ministry at Mayfield
Church and many hungry men,
women and children living in the
City of Cleveland. we want to
thank our friends at Chesterland
Giant Eagle for sharing fruits
and vegetables to help meet their
need for nutritious meals. For the
past two years, employees at
Giant Eagle have gone the extra
mile to help those in need with
enthusiasm and joy.
Burton, will share their design
experience and passion for floral
art. They will demonstrate how
you can freshen your home
décor and create a spring-like at-

Fresh As Spring
The Perennial Gardeners of
Chesterland is offering a free
open presentation as their gift to
the community on March 28,
6:30-9:30 p.m. at Geauga West
Library, 13455 Chillicothe Road.
Nancy Bonnema and her son,
Thom Bonnema, of A.H. Christianson’s Floral Design Studio in

mosphere inside and out.
Light refreshments will be
provided.
Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. Call
Linda at 440-338-8644 to register.
To learn more about the
group, visit www.perennialgardenclub.com.
The next open Perennial Gardeners meeting will be on April
25 at 7 p.m. at West Geauga Middle School. Membership is open
to those living in the West
Geauga School District.

obituaries
Joanne E. Berenstein
Joanne E. (nee Rockwell)
Bernstein, a longtime Chester
Township resident, passed away
March 10, 2012, at Vinney Hospice of Montefiore in Beachwood. She was 79.
Mrs. Bernstein is the daughter of the late Hubert and Betty
Rockwell of Lancaster, S.C., and
South Portland, Maine.
Mrs. Berenstein is the past
president of the Geauga Humane Society and Japanese Chin
Rescue.
She spent countless hours
rescuing stray, abused and neglected animals. She was guardian
of all creatures big and small. She
found homes for hundreds of
pets in need.
She worked for Carnegie
companies in Solon for 45 years.
She was a dedicated and loyal
employee of the family owned
business.

Mrs. Berenstein and her family lived in Chesterland for over
30 years.
She is survived by her devoted husband, Daniel, who she
shared a life with for over 50
years; daughter, Lisa Lowry
(Phillip) of Chesterland; son,
Eric Bernstein (Barbara) of
Columbus; and grandchildren,
Adrian Berenstein of Columbus,
Audrey Russo (Marco) of Riverside, Calif., and Jillian Lowry of
Dublin, Ireland.
Funeral services were held at
Berkowitz-Kimin
Memorial
Chapel in Cleveland Heights on
March 13.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Geauga County
Dog Warden’s Office, 12513 Merritt Road, Chardon, OH 44024 or
The Geauga Humane Society,
15463 Chillicothe Road, Novelty,
OH 44072.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

CHESTERLAND NEWS

Page 7

Wolverines Have Strength Up the Middle
By Jamie Ward
Don’t be jealous of West
Geauga’s softball team.
After basking in last week’s
sunny Chesterland temperatures,
the girls traveled to Myrtle
Beach this week, taking the 70degree weather with them.
Eugene Iacona takes over the
program after three seasons as a
volunteer. Iacona, who will coach
the varsity with his daughter and
2010 West G graduate Kristina
and Gus Komar, is a familiar
local face, having helped with
boys and girls soccer, as well as
tennis.
“I preach defense more than
anything else,” he said at the
team’s facility behind the middle
school. “Not only the physical
part of the game, but the mental
part. I tell my kids before every
game there’s three questions
they have to ask: if the ball’s hit
to me, what do I do with it? If it’s
hit into the infield, or the outfield, where do I go?”
On this particular practice
the Wolverines spent time working on nothing but bunting and
baserunning.
“Do I like playing small ball?
No, I hate it. But I will because
we have a ton of speed,” he said.
“I want to put pressure on our
defense so that it doesn’t freak
out and make bad throws.”
The team will be anchored up
the middle by seniors Rachel
Komar at shortstop and Taylor
Tercek at second base.
“I think we’re going to have a
good team this year,” Tercek said.

“We have a lot of talent, and we
want to win the CVC.”
Komar agreed, saying the
team has a mix of experience —
there are three other seniors on
the roster in Carlie Kosley, Jessica Powers and Sasha Carter,
and promising young players,
like freshmen Nicky Luciano and
her sister, Abby.
“We were captains last year,
and I think we know what we’re
doing,” said Tercek, a four-year
starter in the infield.
Komar transferred from
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
after her sophomore season.
“The talent level, unfortunately, is better at NDCL,” she
said. “But that’s just because
they’re a private school. The
sense of community and team
chemistry here is so much better.
The seasons have been so much
more enjoyable.”
Tercek added, “It’s been really nice to have her back.”
Meghan Dayringer, a sophomore, is the staff ace with the
most power on the mound, Iacona said.
Dayringer has four pitches,
he said, “a decent fastball, very
good changeup, drop curve and
screwball. She won’t blow it by
the hitters, but she will keep
them off balance. That, to me, is
one of the keys in softball.”

The team’s outfielders are a
strength because of their speed
and athleticism.
Sophomores Brianne Sexton,
Allie DeLooze and junior Kayli
Doll are expected to start in the
outfield.
“Every one of them I have
confidence in,” Iacona said.
“They have a good track to the
ball, they can make a basket
catch, they turn and fire the ball
where it should go.”
Of Luciano at third base, Iacona said, “She’s going to be a
stud. But that’s a tough spot for
a freshman.”
Marley Praprost will be the
team’s catcher. DeLooze will
also pitch and was named a captain as a sophomore.
First base is still an open
competition that will be decided
in South Carolina while the team
plays during Spring Break.
Iacona thinks the team can
compete in the Chagrin Valley
Conference’s Chagrin Division,
but admits Kenston and Aurora
are perennially tough programs.
“The minimal expectations are
for us to win our conference,” he
said. “If we make less mistakes
than they do, we will score runs.
I have six hitters that no matter
how fast you pitch the ball, they
will get the bat on it.”
If Komar and Tercek can lead

Tercek

Komar

the young Wolverines from the
middle, the Wolverines have a
chance to compete on the diamond for years to come.
“We’ve had a new coach each

of the past five years,” Tercek
said. “I think the transition from
last year’s coach to this year’s has
been smoother. Hopefully he’ll
last.”

Optimism High For West G
By Jamie Ward
It was a tough 2011 for the
West Geauga baseball program.
The Wolverines ended up just 28 in the CVC Chagrin, beating
only Orange. The win against Aurora came on a forfeit.
But the team was full of optimism on a sun-soaked practice
last week.
“Our program right now is
where our basketball program
was three years ago,” said new
head coach Phil Byron. He
would know as a varsity basketball assistant. “Our numbers are
down. We have a lot of really
good athletes in this school. But
baseball is different. Say you’re
not the best offensive team (in
basketball), well you can D up on
people, do something crazy. In
baseball if you can’t pitch strikes,
if you can’t hit a batted ball, it
gets ugly really quickly.”
There are seven seniors on
the Wolverines roster. And
plenty of quality kids, Byron
said.
“I coached these guys two
years ago on junior varsity,”
Byron said. “We ran through the
CVC as sophomores.”
Seniors Andy Bryan, Brian
Tecco, Charlie Fryer, Zak Kucera
and Ryan Nozling are going to
be important parts of this 2012
team.
Kucera, who will only bat as
the team’s designated hitter this
year due to an arm injury, said
the team has a good group of
leaders, something that was lacking last season.
“That showed on the field,”
he said. “We had all the talent in
the world. This year our leadership will produce some wins on
the field.”
“My expectations are a CVC
championship and nothing less,”
Bryan said, getting laughs from
his teammates and Byron.
“Way to call out the rest of
them, Andy,” his coach said.
“Want to throw anything else out
there?”

“This is my last chance to win
a CVC, and I’ll be mad if I don’t,”
Bryan continued.
“We’ve had a successful summer baseball team,” Kucera said.
“Last year was frustrating, and it
motivated us in the offseason.
We had a good football season, a
good basketball season ...”
“I think there is a new mood
in West G baseball,” said junior
Harrison Sigman, a captain. “We
have good chemistry, stuff like
that.”
Added Nozling, “I think
we’re looking really good this
year. We pick each other up
when something goes wrong. We
all love the sport, which I love to
see.”
In two scrimmages against
University and Riverside — a
positive sign given the team hadn’t thrown on a real field last season due to weather until it
traveled to Florida — the team
proved it will hit the baseball.
“I think any of these guys,”
Byron said, “I think they could
step in and be four hitters anywhere. Our lineup 1 through 8 is
solid. There’s big bats everywhere.”
But he added, “You give
some, you get some. We’re not
going to be stealing a lot of bases,
but I don’t think we’re going to
have to.”
The team opened its season
today in a game against Beachwood at Disney World in
Florida.
Charlie Fryer was the projected Opening Day starter with
Tecco, a starter as a sophomore,
behind the plate.

Byron

Alex Grazia will play second
base, Cal Slusarz will be at short.
Junior Noah Bidar will play center with Bryan in left field. Sigman, the team’s 1-A pitcher,
according to his coach, will start
at first base.
Senior Matt Hanzlick will
also get spot starts for the
Wolverines.
The competition for third
base and right field will be competitive throughout the first
weeks.
Byron expects Aurora and
Kenston to be the class of the
Chagrin Valley Conference’s
Chagrin Division, but expects to
be “near the top of the food
chain in the conference.”
This group of seniors split
with Aurora and Kenston at the
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pects Kenston, who was 20-5 last
season and won the Chagrin Division, to come “back to the
pack.”
Still, the team will need to
prove this talent can translate
into wins, something that has not
happened in four years at West
Geauga.
“This senior group is a talented group,” Byron said, “with
quality arms, quality baseball IQ.
The core of these kids have been
also-rans in the CVC. I know it’s
preseason, but I have very high
expectations of these guys.”
Maybe Andy Bryan’s quote
will catch as team slogan. “Nothing less.”
You can follow the team
throughout the season on its
website, www.westgeaugabaseball.com.

The Geauga County Health
District, 470 Center St., Bldg 8,
Chardon, will hold an Immunization Clinic on April 4, from 911:30 a.m. and on April 12, from
3-6 p.m.
There is no charge for
Geauga County residents and a

$5 charge per child for nonGeauga County residents.
Please remember to bring
your child’s current immunization records to the clinic.

Flu Shots Available
The Geauga County Health
District will continue to offer
adult flu clinics for adults 19
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For more information on these
programs or to register, call 440729-4250 or register in person.

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Upcoming Look, Lunch
and Listen Programs

Family Storytime
Wednesdays, 10 a.m.
Come for a program of
rhymes, songs, fingerplays and
stories for children not yet in
kindergarten. Registration is not
necessary.
Baby & Me/Toddler Storytime
Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Come for a program of
rhymes, songs, fingerplays and
books for babies from birth
through 35 months old and their
caregivers. Registration is not
necessary.

The following programs
begin at noon in the Gilson
Room, so bring a lunch and a
beverage or simply come and
enjoy a complimentary cup of
coffee while enjoying the presentations. No registration is required. Many thanks to the West
Geauga Friends of the Library
for sponsoring this month-long
series in April.

April 11: Illustrated
History of Italian
Immigration
Pamela Dorazio, dean of the
Western Reserve Historical Society, will present an illustrated
history of the Italian immigration into Cleveland during from
the late 19th century through
post-World War II.

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April 4: Vintage Vanities
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Dr. Mari Halkovich, Vintage
Vanities Antiques, will share the
history, jewelry and fashion of
seven presidential first ladies
from Ohio in “Glitz and Glamour in the White House.

Spring Cleaning?

8:30-11 a.m., at 470 Center St.,
Bldg. 8, Chardon.
The health district will bill
most Medicare plans for the flu
shot and also most employee
health insurance plans.
The flu vaccinations cost $25
if they are paid for in cash or by
using a Visa or MasterCard.
No appointment is necessary.
For more information, call 440279-1950.

entertainment
Meet Cinderella and
Prince Charming
Rogers and Hammerstein’s
musical “Cinderella” is coming
to the Geauga Theater, and there
will be two special events during
Maple Festival weekend where
children can enjoy meeting Cinderella and Prince Charming.
On April 28, girls can dress in
their best princess attire, and
have their hair done in royal updos with tiaras at Marci’s Hair
On the Square. Then, the little
princesses may join Cinderella
and her Prince for a meet and
greet with cupcakes. On April 29,
children may make a noble craft
with Cinderella and her Prince.
Both events promise to be
royally fun and will provide wonderful photo opportunities for
those that bring cameras. Preregistration is required.
Saturday Princess Style appointments run from 12:15-1:15
p.m., followed by the meet and
greet from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Cost is
$12. Sunday’s craft event is from
1-2:30 p.m. and the cost is $6.
Call the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild business office at 440285-7701 for information and
reservations.
Performances will run April
20-22 and May 4-13. Friday and
Saturday evening performances
are at 8 p.m.; Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $18 for adults and
$15 for seniors and students.
The theater is located at 101
Water St., Chardon. For information or to purchase tickets, visit
www.geaugatheater.org or call
the box office at 440-286-2255.

Thiel Choir Concert
The 44-member Thiel Choir
and Thiel College Chamber
Singers will present a variety of
sacred works and spirituals that
celebrate hope and love and
works of Native American culture and Earth consciousness.
The free concert takes place at 7
p.m. April 27 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 11519 Wilson Mills
Road in Chardon.
For information, call the
church office at 440-285-4641.

“Christopher Columbus”
Sets Course
“Christopher Columbus” will
land on the shores of Northeast
Ohio aboard the Nautica Queen
April 12 and begin an adventure
to Geauga County that will highlight Ohio Chautauqua and its
stop at Century Village Museum
in Burton this summer.
Christopher Columbus will
arrive at Chardon Square at
12:15 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m.
performance at Century Village
Museum in Burton.
The 2012 Ohio Chautauqua,
sponsored and presented by the
Ohio Humanities Council, is a
traveling tent festival that com-

bines education, drama and
other entertainment to focus on
the time “When Ohio was the
Western Frontier.”
The festival’s trademark redand-white-striped tent will be
erected on the grounds of Geauga
Historical Society’s Century Village Museum July 3-7.
The Ohio Chautauqua tent
will serve as the central location
for five free evening performances by humanities scholars
who assume the costume and
personality of historical figures:
pioneer naturalist Johnny Appleseed; Iroquois leader Chief
Logan; frontier aristocrat Margaret Blennerhassett; York, a
Lewis and Clark Expedition
member; and Oliver Hazard
Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake
Erie.
Throughout the week, these
same scholars will present 10 additional daytime programs on

varying topics at five other venues around the county.
Five of these programs will be
aimed at younger audiences, and
five will be geared toward adults.
Geauga County is one of only
five sites throughout the state
chosen for the privilege of hosting the 2012 Ohio Chautauqua,
which is as much a social and educational movement as it is an
event.

Geauga Area Youth
Orchestra
The 2012 season of the
Geauga Area Youth Orchestra
begins April 7.
The orchestra is open to all
school age string players who
have had at least one year of lessons and are good music readers.
For more information, call
Sally Dawson at 440-834-4391.

recreation
Geauga Park District announces its programs, activities
and events for April, May and
June 2012.
April Foolery
Sunday, April 1, 10-11:30 a.m.
The Rookery, Great Blue Heron
Lodge
Bring your sense of adventure and imagination for this
lighthearted
indoor/outdoor
look at whimsical natural features, common names and other
plant and animal-seeming tricks
of nature. Wheelchair/stroller accessible.
Spring Wildflower Preview
Sunday, April 1, 2-4 p.m.
The West Woods Nature Center
Refresh your memory of native spring wildflowers soon to
bloom in Northeast Ohio. Photographer Tracey Knierim presents a virtual walk through
spring, sharing native wildflowers from February through May,
where to look for them and their
folklore. Joint program with Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio. Wheelchair/stroller
accessible.
Geauga Walkers
Tuesday, April 3, 1-2:30 p.m.
Eldon Russell Park
Join other active seniors on
weekly hikes in Geauga County
and the surrounding area – this

time hiking off trail to investigate
vernal pools with a naturalist.
Hikes are typically 1 to 1 1/2
miles long and held year-round,
but canceled if the temperature
is 20 degrees or lower. Waterproof footgear recommended.
Call Geauga Senior Center for
full schedule, 440-279-2137.

Shutterbugs Camera Club
Thursday, April 5, 7-9 p.m.
The West Woods Nature Center
It's Competition Night!
While all are welcome to come
and observe, only those who
have attended meetings in the
last 6 months are eligible to submit a photo in each of the two
categories: Vista and/or Geauga
Landmark. Wheelchair/stroller
accessible.
Egg Hunt: Nature Style
Saturday, April 7, 1-4 p.m.
The West Woods Nature Center
Ready for a real egg hunt?
Complete this fact-finding mission inside the nature center and
on a trail that will lead you to
hidden eggs containing amazing
egg facts! Participants will turn in
answers for a fun prize. Wheelchair/stroller accessible.

West Geauga Symphonic
Band competed in the Ohio
Music Education Association
District VII competition at Mentor High School on March 17 and
received the highest rating of I –
Superior.
The OMEA district contest is
an event in which concert bands
perform and are judged by a
panel of adjudicators.
After performing three prepared pieces for the panel of
judges, the band then goes into a
separate performance space and
is handed a piece of music they
have never played or seen before.
Bands are given a total of
eight minutes to study and discuss the piece of music, and then
perform it for a rating.
The three judges in first area
and the judge in the sight-reading room submit their ratings,
which are averaged out to determine the band's overall score.
Ratings range from I through
V, with I being superior and V
being poor.
Congratulations to the West
Geauga Symphonic Band on
their superior rating.

John Cermak, an eigth grade
student at Notre Dame Elementary, received the following
awards at the Northeastern Ohio
Science and Engineering Fair
Held at Cleveland State University: Dominion East Ohio (first
place), The Irene Heller Award
for Chemistry by the Cleveland
Regional Council of Science
Teachers, Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (second place for chemistry).

WG After Prom Selling
HoneyBaked Ham
No lines, no waiting for Ham.
The HoneyBaked Ham store
comes to you with all you need
for your Easter feast. Make this
spring holiday easy for you and
help WGHS After Prom by buying a ham or gift certificates.
Hams are $60 and gift certificates are $25. Send order and
payment to After Prom, 1014
Chesterland, OH 44026 or call
Tamara Brininger at 216-3105873. More details are available
at the West Geauga High School
website under Parent Organizations and After Prom. Order by
April 2 for pick up on April 5 at
West Geauga High School gym.
Thank you for supporting After
Prom.

NDCL Students Win First
Place in Writing Contest
Joe Cermak and Zach Geizer,
sophomores at NDCL won first
place in the “Write It and Do It”
contest at the Solon Science
Olympiad.

Rotary 4-Way Speech
Winners
Congratulations to the Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest Winners: First Prize, Layla Nosek
and Second Prize, Marlena
Nosek. Both students are 10th
graders from West Geauga

The Lubrizol Corp.
Minority Scholarships
Minority students who are
graduating seniors and Lake and
Geauga County residents are invited to apply for a scholarship
offered by The Lubrizol Corporation.
The Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation is
administering this scholarship
program.
Two renewable awards of
$4,500 will be given to students
who are eligible based on the following additional criteria: U. S.
Citizen or eligible noncitizen; be
a graduating high school senior
who is a Lake or Geauga County
resident; be an African American, American Indian, Asian Pacific American, or Hispanic
American; minimum grade point
average of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale);
2.5 GPA maintained in college;
must be accepted to attend fulltime at a four-year accredited
college/university to study in one
of the following fields: chemical
engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, polymer science,
computer
science,
information systems management, business, accounting, finance or communication.
Selection will be based on academics, financial need, leadership, extra-curricular activities
and recommendations.

WG Symphonic band received superior rating by the OMEA.

Applications are available by
calling LEAF at 440-358-8045 or
by contacting your LEAF advisor at your high school. They
may be downloaded from the
website at www.leaf-ohio.org.
The deadline to apply is May 4.
Scholarship recipients may
also be able to participate in Lubrizol summer internships in
their area of study. Opportunities
will depend upon the total number of internships available during any given period and the
students’ areas of interest.

NOVA Scholarships
NOVA Films & Foils, Inc.
through the Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation
is offering scholarship awards for
the 2012-2013 academic year.
Renewable awards between
$500 and $1,500 will be granted,
with $10,000 in scholarships will
be awarded in 2012.
Awards will be sent to the
school to be used meet student
academic (tuition, fees, books)
expenses.
Scholarships will be given to
students who are eligible based
on the following additional criteria: applicants must be U. S. citizens and eligible non-citizens
who reside in Lake or Geauga
County; dependents of NOVA
employees, who meet all other
criteria, are welcome to apply;
applicants must be able to
demonstrate financial need; applicants may be any age student
who is currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited
trade/technical, two- or four-year
college or university (graduate
students not eligible) in the fall
of 2012; schools/programs must
be eligible to receive federal financial aid (i.e. Pell grant, Federal Direct or Stafford loans); if
applicant is a graduating senior a
cumulative minimum grade
point average of 2.5, not
weighted, is required; minimum
ACT score of 22 or SAT score of
1030 for Critical Reading and
Math (combined score) is required; if applicant is currently
enrolled in college, a cumulative
2.5 GPA is required; applicants
must be studying or planning to
study full-time in one of the following
areas:
engineering:
(chemical, electrical, mechanical,
computer [including Computer
Science]), engineering and manufacturing technologies, information technology, marketing or
business.
Applications are available by
calling LEAF at 440-358-8045 or
by contacting your LEAF advisor at your high school. They
may be downloaded from the
website at www.leaf-ohio.org.
Deadline to apply is May 4.

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Christian speaker, Brian Talcott, a former U.S. Air Force
Chaplain, from Berkley, Calif.,
will share ideas and experiences
on how we can pray effectively
about community challenges.

events
Free Talk April 1
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chardon is sponsoring a free
talk at 4 p.m. April 1 at Park Elementary
Auditorium
on
Chardon Square.

All are welcome to a concert
and worship service on March
31, from 5-7 p.m. at New Freedom Ministries’ new location,
East 152nd and Kinsman Road
(just west of Shaker Heights border). Worship will be held by the
New Freedom Choir and Mayfield Church’s Brian Otte. Out of
the Box, a youth drama group,
will perform two heart touching
skits on domestic and school violence. Call 216-295-1530 for
more information.

311144

Start The Love, Stop The
Violence

The Tractor Scrapper
Free Removal of Unwanted
Lawn & Garden Equipment

Tractors, Mowers,
Boat Motors, etc.
John • 440-478-0483

ONDERDONK SONS

ROOFING
Doing business indepedently as
“Three Sons Roofing”

440-423-3417

roofing88@aol.com

transfers
Following is a list of real estate transfers in Chester, Russell and
Munson townships for the week ending March 16, provided as a public
service by the Geauga County Auditor’s Office. Transfers may involve
sale of land only.

Environmental disposal fees may apply in some areas. Most vehicles. 2001 and new models extra.
Synthetic or diesel oil & filter extra. No other discounts apply Expires
May
30,30,
2011.
Expires
May
2012

We will continue to provide the best service in the tradition of Steve Sr.

Customer
Appreciation
Day at
Refound
Treasures
Join us on March 31 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. for a day of fun for
the entire family. Bring the kids
to see the Easter Bunny, while
mom and dad can meet with a
travel agent, get a massage, or
talk to a trusted gold buyer to
make some cash with that unwanted gold or silver. There will
also be pony rides and art for
sale. Don’t forget to shop around
and receive special discounts.
Free refreshments will be
available. Call 440-285-7071 for
more information.

A Chester man was arrested
after weaving down 322. He was
charged with drunk driving.
An auxiliary officer located a
man slumped behind the wheel
of his car at a local body shop.
This led to his arrest for physical
control and possession of drugs
and paraphernalia.

DISTURBANCE
Police and park ranges received a 911 call reporting 20-25
juveniles fighting with sticks and
bats at Metzenbaum Park. Police
were first on scene, and confronted the large gang of youths.
Investigation revealed only two
youths were in a physical altercation. Park Rangers will handle
the investigation.

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Several motorists were cited
for excessive speed on Cedar
west of Caves. The highest speed
was 68 mph in a 35 zone.

MVA
A male answering his cell
phone lost control and crashed
into a ditch. He was cited with
failure to control his vehicle.

SUICIDE
Police responded to a
wooded area for a suicide victim.
The coroner was also on scene.
Kirtland Fire supplied a Gator
all terrain vehicle for access to
the scene.

A sheriff’s deputy requested
assistance from CTPD after he
stopped a man with an active
warrant. The man was arrested
without incident.

LEGAL

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The detective bureau is investigating the theft of prescription
drugs from a local business.

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The Chester Township Board of Zoning
Appeals will hold a public hearing Monday,
April 9, 2012, in the Chester Town Hall.
12701 Chillicothe Road, at 7:00 p.m.,
at which time the following appeal will
be heard:
Conditional Zoning Certificate 1999-2 C.
– Boris Bubnow for the Mayfield United
Methodist Church is applying for a new
Conditional Use Certificate under Section
6.00.0 Conditional Zoning Cer tificate
Required, of the Chester Township Zoning
Resolution. As part of their conditional use
application, the applicant is seeking to
construct an accessory building but fails to
meet the requirements of Section 5.01.03
Accessory Buildings and Section 5.01.05
Maximum Heights of the Chester Township
Zoning Resolution.
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